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Adorned in Dreams: Fashion and Modernity
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Product Description
When 'Adorned in Dreams' was first published in 1985, Angela Carter described the book as 'the best I have read on the subject, bar none.' Elizabeth Wilson traces the social and cultural history of fashion and its complex relationship to modernity. Wilson delights in the power of fashion to mark out identity or to subvert it and this brand new edition of her book follows recent developments to bring the story of fashionable dress up to date, exploring the grunge look inspired by bands like Nirvana, the 'boho chic' of the mid 90's, retro-dressing and the meanings of dress from the veil to Beck's pink-varnished toenails.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #234340 in Books
- Published on: 2009-10-30
- Original language: English
- Binding: Paperback
- 344 pages
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Review
'Elizabeth Wilson is internationally recognised as an authority on fashion, and this is her masterpiece.' --Valerie Steele
About the Author
Elizabeth Wilson is Emeritus Professor at London Metropolitan University and also teaches at the Architectural Association, the London Institute and Goldsmiths College, University of London. Her books include 'Bohemians' (I.B.Tauris), 'Hallucinations: Life in the Post-modern City' and 'The Sphinx in the City'.
